1996 GMC Sonoma noise when tires brake loose

1996 GMC SONOMA
123,000 MILES
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ZSONOMAGUY
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the sound is like a grinding but truck works fine if tire dont slip.
it all started after I got a new cultch but the shop that did the work side it had nothing to do with new cultch. Am thinking they may have put it back together roung.
Jun 11, 2013 at 10:24 AM
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If something was wrong with the clutch you'd have trouble driving, not trouble stopping. What you're describing sounds like the typical response of a properly working anti-lock brake system. It is supposed to pulse the rear brakes or all four brakes, (depending on which system you have), when a tire starts to skid.
Jun 11, 2013 at 11:26 AM
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ZSONOMAGUY
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The sound is when the tires slip when excelerating and more like a clinking,grinding, sound that won't stop till you let of the gas.
Jun 13, 2013 at 4:11 AM
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There is a tool you might be able to borrow or rent from an auto parts store that borrows them called the "Chassis Ear". It is a set of six microphones, a switch box, and headphones. You clip the microphones to suspect points, then drive around while listening with the headphones. You can move the microphones around to zero in on the source of the noise. Be aware that many mechanics have never seen or even heard of this tool. Suspension and alignment mechanics use it to find rattles, squeaks, and other noises.
Jun 14, 2013 at 10:38 AM